I've decided to finally do something about my weight and complete lack of fitness. My town has lots of fairly flat hiking and biking trails, so, although I haven't been on a bike since I was a teenager - I'm 39 now - I'm thinking that it might be a good low-impact form of exercise for me.

I'm 60lbs overweight, apple-shaped, and fairly, um, blessed in the boob department. For these reasons I'm thinking that it might be a good idea to start out with a comfort bike, being more upright seems like the way to go, plus, I'm not exactly gonna go fast for a while! Does that sound reasonable?

I guess I'm looking for words of encouragement and advice about how to start out. For example any good places to buy plus sized gear? Also, and this sounds stupid, but will I remember how to ride a bike? It's been 25 years!